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Offline cridertj

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45acp ammo
« on: January 24, 2009, 02:21:54 AM »
Does any one know why 45 acp supplies are low? I went to town yesterday to get some and everywhere i stopped they were out and said they cant get enough in to keep stocked and i am looking online now and the pickings are very slim .is it the oboma scare or manufactures?   ???
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Re: 45acp ammo
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2009, 02:32:33 AM »
cridertj ;  It's not just the ammo that's hard to get.   I wouldn't doubt that if the economy keeps going down, in 10 months it'll be hard to get a gallon of paint!
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Re: 45acp ammo
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2009, 05:41:59 AM »
Quote from: cridertj on January 24, 2009, 02:21:54 AM
Does any one know why 45 acp supplies are low? I went to town yesterday to get some and everywhere i stopped they were out and said they cant get enough in to keep stocked and i am looking online now and the pickings are very slim .is it the oboma scare or manufactures?   ???

 I'm sure there is some panic buying and stockpiling going on right now and it will take a while before production catches up to present demand. Everything in the firearms field is in relatively short supply right now and it will probably get worse before it gets better but it will get better.
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Re: 45acp ammo
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2009, 12:43:39 PM »
I believe panic buying is the primary reason.  Ammo and weapons are flying of the shelves.  Finding .22 LR ammo for my son was a real chore today.  While the economy is a factor, the fear of what new resident in the White House will do is the real cause.

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Re: 45acp ammo
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 01:47:32 AM »
(1):  there's a war going on and 45 acp is a military caliber.  (2):  Panic buying in the face of a possible obamination - newer, stiffer regs regarding guns and ammo.  (3) The ammo manufacturers, like gas suppliers, are quite keen on supply and demand - if they keep the supply low the demand climbs as does the price.  The alst time I purchased a case of 7.62x39mm ammo I paid only $150, I think.  Now you cannot purchase 250 rounds for that and it is rediculous. 

I find it interesting that when the price of gas went up, people complained but when the price of ammo goes up nobody says anything.  What, bullets aren't important????? Mikey.
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